Thank you WOG, i will do that. How far should the csm and 1708 overlap the hole? I'm thinking about removing the bow eye and then redoing it because it is a tad bit loose(i'm able to slightly push it in and out) Its good to hear from you Woodonglass, I've been waiting a long time for you to chime back in on my project. I've learned alot from everything you've wrote to Jon sob. Did ou see how i was able to get the end caps back on without cutting them?I'd recommend sanding/grinding the area down to good glass and then applying 2-3 layers of CSM or whatever's required to bring it back to level if it's gunna take 3 layers then I'd use one layer of CSM a layer of 1708 and a final layer of CSM. Then sand and do your final fairing and you'll be good to go. Make sure the bow eye is reinforced well on the inside as well.
Ahhhhh, that must be what it is Friken truck bed liner! Its all coming together now, i mean, it did come from a trailer park.... Makes alot of sense. And guess what was under that bed liner? You guessed it, Bondo..... Total redneckism.I suspect you too have uncovered the previous owner's dreaded truck bedliner hack-job repair :facepalm: It is NO fun removing it from a tinny either......
I'd think you should proceed as you suggested, but I'd probably remove the bow eye, to make it easier to glass, resin, fill & fair
Keeping the laplines even & correctly tapered into the bow may be challenging. Similar to your transom work, just slightly differentAnd based on the duck to water work you did back there, it shouldn't be too tough for ya.
I've been following along. You've done some fine work. Others have been giving you excellent advice, so I've just been observing. I'm always available via PM's if you feel the need. JBC is correct about removing the Eye.Thank you WOG, i will do that. How far should the csm and 1708 overlap the hole? I'm thinking about removing the bow eye and then redoing it because it is a tad bit loose(i'm able to slightly push it in and out) Its good to hear from you Woodonglass, I've been waiting a long time for you to chime back in on my project. I've learned alot from everything you've wrote to Jon sob. Did ou see how i was able to get the end caps back on without cutting them?